National Republican., 1887-08-09
A WAITING MARKET.
Expectations of Developments Cause n
Dullness on Change.


New YORK, Aug. S.-The stock market
was, on the whole, dull to-day, and, in
consequence OF the general expectation OF
important developments in the near future,
the waiting disposition was generally sho IN
to marked degree. There was consider.
able selling by western operators, and re
ports from that section were generally OF
dscouraging nature, while London was do
ing very little. There was no news OF i'm
portanoe, and the traders were once more
left In the possession Of the market, and
being generally OF bearish turn, ham.
meIed the market vigorously at times. The
anticipation of developments OF sensa
tional character in the CINCINNATI Iiamll
ton and Dayton Investigation was stroOg
ipductment to this course.
The majority Of the active list were given
attention and marked down materially.
though Western Union and Reading Were
quite firm. The opening was quite ifregu.
lar, though advances were Ia majority
and changes from Saturdays final figure.
ranged up to only per cent either way
There was eome strength shown In the
first few minutes, but 1t soon died away
and material losses were established In the
first hour; after that time 1t became quite
dull, and fractional recoveTles were made
all along the line, but in the last hour the
Northern Pacifcs broke badly and the gen
eral list followed suit. The close was quiet
but weak, at the lowest prices OF the day.
Money on call has been easy, ranging from
to O, last loan at Al, and closing offered
at ~. Sterling exchange is dull and steady
Actual business at Ash to 4Sl1 for 60dly
bills, and 1881 TO 4S4 for dem aud
Posted rates 1921 to 4S5. Government
bonds have been dull but firm. State bond.
have bppn npplects1
Treasury baiances-Coln, Sl3i, ,62j, ,S75:
currency, $12, '64,715.
The following were the closing bid quota
| tions:
4s, 1919; "a coup, llO1s; Pac. esof 'O5, la2ls
a R cOas SS 81 ?iS SG ei i2e Cf ST. s. 49, 81 so'S Con- On
6s, 1872; do. 4s, 97: Tenn. settlement 6s, lo1
do. 5s, lnllS; Va. 6s, IS; do. consols, X N
9, 45: Tenn. settlement, Ss 20; Cen. Pa,
| frsts, lis; DENY. and II. q. frsts, AZ; NJ. X
and T., 81; Northern Pac. iirsts, lbs; do.
| seconds, 1867; Eorthwcateru cons, l37; do
debenture, lOg; ST l.. aud San Fran. III; s.
ll6; Southern pae iirsts, 1ii.S;T ?; l.. g. aud
| G.. NJ; Union Pac. lrsts. lGiIS; West Shore
| 999s;. Adams Express, 49, Alton aud II. u
40 pG G 49, 81 4 g. and nfPso'iS e. iqs III H canal
Southern, 6i Canton, 55 Cen. .Pac, S6N
Ches. md Ohio, 53I; Chicago and Alton, l61
DO pid l7S; G e and nd, e. IioH no HrS Gsye ,ys
Erie, SO; DO. pfi., 66: Fort Wayne, 49,
Harlem, 2i5 Houston and Texas, 25 ~: Cen,
Lake Shore, 9S2s Lyl; and Nash. 6lgS
Met. L., 1914: Mich. Cen, s4; Mo. Pac.
N. Chat, 80; N. J. Cen, 73;s; Norfolk ant
Western pfd., 53la Northern Pac., 30, do, pfd;
561s: Northwestern, lii1S; do. pid., li5; n
pfd., 81; Ohio aud Miss, 25ls; do. pfd,, IS
Oregon Nav, "a: Pac. Mall, 393d; Pitts
burg, 1886. Reading, 55; Richmond an,
Aleg., 10; Richmond and Dan, $50: Roci
Isl'd, 1885, st. L. and San. Fran 8l14; do. pfd
7i1{; do. first pfd., 1877; st. Paul, Sll1; do, pid
lls;st 7; and o., AZ; do, pfd lll34; Tsxa
Pac,, 17Sz; do. pfl, 29J4; Wells Fargo, l2'
West. Union. 73i<; Tenn. Coal aud Iron, 33l4
Cotton Oil Trust, $50; Quicksilver, 5%; do
rfd., 27.
Grain and Provisions.
Following Is the range of prices In the Chicag
| market, furnished by B. X Plain & Co., st. Clol